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With the 2017 MLB regular season just days away, it’s crunch time for those of you who still need to draft. If you haven’t done your research yet, you better get cracking. Go buy a fantasy baseball magazine, subscribe to a website, download a draft kit, whatever you have to do. The prep work is both extensive and vital. For those of you who are ahead of the game and have spent the past two months poring over data, setting up your own pre-draft rankings and mapping out your strategy, a few last-minute draft tips should prove to be beneficial.

Study your league’s DL rules — This is an important one when it comes to your overall draft strategy. If your league has DL spots available to you, make sure you find a list of which players are headed to the disabled list and for how long. If you are able to draft a player and stash him away, you’re going to want to consider it for a few players, which will then change how you draft your reserves. Colorado’s Ian Desmond and David Dahl are prime examples as both are expected to return by mid- to late April. If you draft them at a discount (no one wants to pay full value for a hurt guy), you can use your reserve picks on players like Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra and then hit the waiver wire immediately after you officially place them on your league’s DL. MLB.com has a full list of all players expected to hit the DL right before Opening Day. You can set your DL targets from there.

Find the most current MLB depth charts — This piggybacks the latest news section as you need to make sure you are using a fully updated depth chart as your draft starts. Most sites try to give you a date as to when their depth charts were last updated, but if they don’t have one listed, you need to sift through and make sure everyone listed is on the 25-man roster. Teams have designated fourth outfielders, fifth starters and utility men, so as you look to find some hidden gems during your reserve rounds, you need a current list of who could step in for additional playing time.

Stay current with the latest news — At least one hour prior to your draft, make sure you are fully caught up on all the latest MLB news that has come out. Big-league rosters are being trimmed down and spring training position battles have been won and lost. Look at the Nationals’ closer situation as manager Dusty Baker threw most fantasy owners for a loop when he named Blake Treinen the closer over Shawn Kelley and rookie upstart Koda Glover. That’s not to say that you should forget about Kelley or Glover in your draft, but know now they are setup men and Treinen is the man to draft for saves.

Study your draft room — It doesn’t matter which site you’re using for your draft or how many times you’ve seen it. Don’t be that guy who shows up five minutes before your draft begins and starts bombarding your commissioner with questions about how to select players, how to move someone to your queue, where the draft order is located, etc. Get into your draft room as soon as you can, set up pre-draft rankings, study the action buttons and maybe even set up a queue with some players in it. Just because your internet is working beautifully right now doesn’t mean you won’t encounter any glitches during your draft. Setting up a queue means you won’t get stuck with a bad auto-pick should you somehow get booted from the draft room right before your pick. You also won’t hold up the draft, which is always important.

Have a sensible pregame meal and moderate your alcoholic consumption — We’ve all seen the movie “Tommy Boy,” and if you haven’t, it’s time to get your Netflix on so you know what not to do in a draft. First of all, eat before your draft so you stay energized and aren’t scouring around for a snack instead of following the draft action. But make sure you also don’t eat something that will ruin your stomach and force you to leave the room. Steer clear of the super-hot, greasy wings, say no to the heavy dairy and don’t overeat to the point of extreme discomfort. And for those of you above the age of 21, please be responsible with your alcohol. Don’t get sloppy. Don’t get distracted and don’t make the rest of the room have to deal with drunken shenanigans. If you’re more concerned with the flavor of your double-barrel IPA than you are your draft, you’re going to fail and spend your entire season staring at a busted roster that has no chance of winning.

The fantasy baseball season kicks off Sunday so get ready for the greatest six months of the calendar year. Do the proper research, follow these simple tips and the rest is cream cheese.